Conservatory water garden owners pleased

If you were one of those people that decided to build a conservatory over your water garden as a result of being lured into the delights of exotic water garden plants then things are possibly still up and running. There is a limit to how much heat you can afford to pump into these things and you may have opted to settling for it to be just a frost-free zone and have let things wind down for the winter. The minimum temperature required would be 16-18C (60-65F).

If you have been growing the fascinating Nelumbo or Lotus water lilies you may had some flower. If there were any remaining seed heads you may want to dry them. They make a fascinating focal point in any dried flower arrangement.

The Nelumbo seed head makes a fascinating centre piece in an arrangement when dried.